Master chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck oversees a gastronomic empire that includes 15 fine dining restaurants, a catering business, casual eateries, consumer products and more. Look for No. 16, Five-Sixty by Wolfgang Puck, to open in Dallas later this month. He shares his travel highlights and tips with Kelly Carter for USA TODAY.

MoMA in New York and the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., are among nearly a dozen cultural institutions that in the past year have launched progressive approaches to dining. Other examples: